73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, (Even) to such as are pure in heart.
73:1 {A Psalm of Asaph.} Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!

73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling; My steps had almost slipped.

73:3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant, [As] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

73:4 For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
73:4 For there are no pains in their death; And their body is fat.

73:5 They are not in trouble as (other) men; Neither are they plagued like (other) men.
73:5 They are not in trouble [as other] men; Nor are they plagued like mankind.

73:6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.
73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

73:7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.
73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of [their] heart run riot.

73:8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
73:8 They mock, and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.

73:9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
73:9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.

73:10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full (cup) are drained by them.
73:10 Therefore his people return to this place; And waters of abundance are drunk by them.

73:11 And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
73:11 And they say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?"

73:12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
73:12 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased [in] wealth.

73:13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, And washed my hands in innocence;

73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.
73:14 For I have been stricken all day long, And chastened every morning.

73:15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
73:15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I should have betrayed the generation of Thy children.

73:16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
73:16 When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight

73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.
73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God; [Then] I perceived their end.

73:18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.
73:18 Surely Thou dost set them in slippery places; Thou dost cast them down to destruction.

73:19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
73:19 How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

73:20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
73:20 Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, Thou wilt despise their form.

73:21 For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
73:21 When my heart was embittered, And I was pierced within,

73:22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was (as) a beast before thee.
73:22 Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was [like] a beast before Thee.

73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou hast taken hold of my right hand.

73:24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
73:24 With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me, And afterward receive me to glory.

73:25 Whom have I in heaven (but thee)? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
73:25 Whom have I in heaven [but Thee]? And besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth.

73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth; (But) God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

73:27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, (departing) from thee.
73:27 For, behold, those who are far from Thee will perish; Thou hast destroyed all those who are unfaithful to Thee.

73:28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.
73:28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Thy works.